Patient Flow Specialist - 36hrs/week, Day/Evening

About the role

The Logistics Center Patient Flow Specialist is an integral component of the Logistics Center, responsible for managing all aspects of patient flow into, throughout, and out of the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Reports up through the Logistics Center.
• Manages patient flow into, through, and out of the hospital.
• Responsible for patient placement for all admissions through all portals of entry (transfers, ED, OR/PACU, direct).
• Responsible for overall bed management.
• Makes real-time assessments and patient flow decisions expeditiously using clinical expertise, data analytics, and technology.
• Facilitates transfers into and across the Albany Med Health System.
• Facilitates transfers out of the organization.
• Facilitates consults.
• Escalates barriers unable to manage/mitigate via chain of command within Logistics Center timely.
• Comfortable navigating, entering information into, and extracting information from electronic medical record and technology tools within the Logistics Center.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree - required
• Bachelor's Degree - preferred
• 10+ years Clinical Experience - required
• Leadership Experience - preferred
• Clinical expertise (High proficiency)
• Communication, professionalism, and Leadership skills (High proficiency)
• Ability to problem-solve as it relates to patient flow, Bed Management, Capacity Management, Transfer Coordination (High proficiency)
• Ability to work within and with large teams (High proficiency)
• Utilization and data entry into EMR and technology (High proficiency)
• Ability to interpret real-time data to drive decision-making (High proficiency)
• RN/MD/DO/MBBS/Paramedic/Case Management/Social Work Prior or Current license/certification - required

Physical Demands

• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Sitting - Frequently
• Lifting - Rarely
• Carrying - Rarely
• Pushing - Rarely
• Pulling - Rarely
• Climbing - Rarely
• Stooping - Rarely
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Crouching - Rarely
• Reaching - Rarely
• Handling - Rarely
• Grasping - Rarely
• Feeling - Rarely
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Rarely

Working Conditions

• Noise - Occasionally